denotes session with simultaneous translation

7:30 – 8:30
Breakfast

8:30 – 12:00
RCEN Annual General Meeting

12:00 – 13:30
Lunch (with ad-hoc RCEN committee meetings)

13:30 – 15:30
RCEN Caucus Public Presentations:

Atmosphere & Energy Caucus
Nuclear Issues Working Group Forum

Members of this expert panel will discuss recent developments regarding: uranium mining, nuclear reactors, high level nuclear waste, and the proposed Bruce Power radioactive steam generator shipment through the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River.

Biodiversity Caucus
Traditional Knowledge, Access and Benefit Sharing of Biodiversity
Canadian Friends of the CBD Association

Health Caucus (13:30 – 14:30)
The Implications of Urbanisation on Human Health and the Environment

Within this theme, the Health Caucus will look at community engagement in local and national decision-making illustrated by the Health Caucus’ involvement in the World Urban Forum.

Toxics Caucus
Screening of the film "Submission"

Session on the Chemicals Management Plan

15:30 – 15:45
Break

15:45 – 17:45
Youth Caucus Cross-Sector Examination Workshop

The goal of this session is to foster a free-thinking discussion aimed at establishing commonalities between the environmental movement and other movements in civil society. The four thematic areas to be discussed are: poverty; gender; mass media; human rights. In groups, participants will be encouraged to think about potential linkages between specific environmental issues and the broad thematic areas. Each group is responsible for coming up with a list of concrete actions and/or policy recommendations to address the challenges identified. The groups will then reconvene together in a "plenary presentation session" to present their solutions.

15:45 – 17:45
RCEN Caucus Public Presentations:

Agriculture Caucus
Can You Get Something From Nothing? The Role of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Production 

Presentation by Mark Wonneck on how Agriculture Canada's Agri-Environmental Services Branch's work relates to biodiversity. Plus, recent findings on work to test various approaches, such as market-based instruments, that could be used to catalyze the provision of ecological services from farmland.

International Program & Forest Caucus
UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD)

Mining Caucus
The Impacts of Mining and MMER Schedule II on Biodiversity and Aquatic Environments

Join environmental leaders in addressing the impacts of mining on biodiversity. This session will explore the general impacts of mines on biodiversity and delve deeper into the history, the laws, the stakeholders and the impacts in using lakes, rivers and wetlands for the dumping of mine waste.

15:45 – 16:45
Workshop on How to Green an Event
With Édith Tessier Roy, Conseil québécois des événements écoresponsables

Each year, thousands of cultural events in Canada have a considerable impact on the environment, especially when you calculate the amount of resources being consumed, waste and greehouse gas emissions (GHG). This workshop will help you understand what a "green event" actually is. Action ideas and tricks to help put them in place will be provided to allow you to reduce the negative impacts and increase the positive effects of your event. Different steps in the event organising process will be analysed, such as the choice of a venue, food and tableware, waste and GHG compensation. The principles and requirements behind the green event norm will be presented.

16:45 – 17:45
Workshop on Carbon Offsetting
With Howie Chong, Carbonzero

17:45 – 18:30
Break

18:30 –
Official Opening Ceremony, Speeches and Gala Dinner

Opening speech by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Guest speaker: Ms. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, President of the Council of Canadian Academies and former Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme

Note that these times and events are subject to change

Programme: Friday - Sunday